WHAT A GREAT ISSUE!
I really have nothing more to say, just because it was great!
The best of the season, all titles included!
It was plain great!
Plus Rebekah, what an artist!
Did I say how great the issue was?

Okay, what?!?!? The empty coffin made the ending not quite as big of a shock as it could have been, but now I'm vacillating between hope and fear. If Angel has been collecting pieces of Giles' soul, that can't really be him, right? But I'm so glad to have him back that I don't want to consider any other option but that that's really him (unless they make things right by kicking out the impostor who's using his body and put Giles' soul back). Writers, you better not have given us this wonderful surprise only to rip Giles away from us yet again.

Well, this is why the AF comic is so much better than Buffy. This is not who it seems to be, I am positive. And I still hold that in the end, everything revolves around Dawn... it will just take about 3 more years to get there.

This issue had many wonderful moments. I loved the beginning fight scene, reminded me of Angel Investigations. The silent moment between with Angel and Faith was just beautiful. Never mind the ending....ahhh!!!!!

I guess I am just burned out on the whole S9 'suspense' flack. So, as such I am completely unexcited on the entire Giles' resurrection/undead animation/possession by (!not quite dead /vanquished) Eygon business. Can we get it over with please and move on back to Twilight/Whistler Apocalypses plot? Thank you. I guess spoiling everything in advance in previews/covers , and then expecting 'Did you see it?' moment ? is getting dull on me. Or maybe I am being desensitized by the whole repeated Who is the great betrayer? Who is her baby's father? Morha's blood is about to be spilled! business, to the point of going - HEH - really ? At every new 'fresh' plot twist. Bring it on, DH, you have not got all of the audience yet as cynical as me. :) In any case- that was a decent issue - if not as great as #15. Did not like all the extra melodrama with Marianne the Slayer. Nadira is definitely overstaying her welcome and being written as the mouthpiece of all the Angel-hating community out there. Other than that - liked it a lot.

Very pleased with myself that I avoided spoilers for this one so my jaw properly dropped on the last page. Yeah, the empty coffin foreshadowed it but I was still surprised. And, now, very much intrigued about what's coming.

A&F has been consistently good from the beginning, on every level: characterization, story, art... my favorite Buffyverse book right now, by far.

Yeah, Gage and Isaacs not only know what they are doing, they totally have the SPIRIT of the best Buffy. My buddy just sent me this week Amazing Spider Man cause he was so excited about the quality of the writing. I read it and I was like, "Yeah this is SHARP" and then checked the writing credit. Christos Gage.

Dark Horse and US US US... are VERY lucky he is sticking around for next season.

Remind me, do magical devices still work if they haven't been discharged? (Thinking particularly of Orbs of Thesulah here) When I saw the empty coffin, I didn't think 'where's he gone?', I thought 'who's done this, who's got him?' I can't be the only one thinking WIllow had something to do with this? Maybe she met the aunts? She'd do it if she thought she could, without doubt.

What a fabulous issue. Can't wait for mext month's. There's something for me every week at the comic shop now, it's great!

Finally got my copy of Angel & Faith # 16,Part I "Death And Consequences."I think most people have hit the major things in the issue so I'll keep it short.Really enjoyed the issue.

It feels like this arc is continuing the payoffs started last issue with the Whistler and Pearl & Nash reveals.We finally got a showdown between Angel & Faith and Nadira.Also loved the Giles flashback and it speaking to Faith's current situation.

And what can be said about the surprise ending with Giles that hasn't been said.I think it might be Ethan in Giles body but we also know Ehygon is going to factor into this arc so maybe it is inhabiting Giles.